Please excuse my stupidity, 

What is a .general file? I know how to edit and create .net files
using the VPE, but I am unfamiliar with these .general files. What are
they? How do I use them?

Thank you for your time,
James Steven Supancic III

On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 23:51:53 +0100, Urs Enke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Can I for example plot a line from a CSV File like this
> > 0,100
> 
> In case you had spaces instead of commas, the following .general file (where
> the number of points and the name of the file are replaced by fitting values)
> suffices:
> 
> points = 10
> file = input.dat
> format = ascii
> interleaving = field
> field = x, y
> structure = 1-vector, scalar
> type = float, float
> dependency = positions, positions
> end
> 
> You simply need to connect [Import] -> [Plot] -> [Image], supplying [Import]
> with the name of the input file and "general" as the format. In [Plot], you
> can use { "lin", "log" } as type input if you want the Y axis to be
> logarithmic. This and more info about [Plot] can be found on
>     http://opendx.npaci.edu/docs/html/pages/refgu104.htm#HDRPLOT
> 
> .general files can also be generated by using the Data Prompter, which asks
> you for your file's properties:
>     http://opendx.npaci.edu/docs/html/pages/qikgu030.htm
> 
> HTH,
> Urs
> 
>

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